Sharon railroad disaster inquiry closes with brake failure claim
The railroad commissioners held a hearing into the Sharon disaster of Aug 21 in which four people died and several were injured. Witnesses testified on signal placement and brake tests, with conclusions hinging on whether the engineer had seventy pounds of pressure and properly applied the brakes.
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New London
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New Bedford
Bishop
Goodwin
B. J. Cole
D. B. Scott
D. W. Getchell
Mansfield
Sharon Depot
Sharon Station
Sharon Heights
E. M. Holmes
S. M. Nichols
R. ©. Monroe
Henry F. Holseth
Westinghouse Brake Company
Boston Elevated announces subway transfers and routes
The Boston Elevated Railway Company revealed new transfer and car service plans to coincide with the subway opening on Saturday Sept 3. Free transfers from Park Street will connect Huntington Avenue and Boylston Street riders to Union Station and other destinations, with routes refined for both inbound and outbound service.
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Huntington Avenue
Boylston Street
Union Station
Charlestown
Somerville
Medford
Malden
Everett
Sullivan Square
Public Gardens
Pleasant Street
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Cambridge
Watertown
Arlington Heights
East Cambridge
Tremont Street
Forest Hills
Chelsea
Boston
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Columbus Avenue
Grove Hall
Spring Hill
Temple Place
Union Square
South Boston
Winter Hill
Bunker Hill
Washington Street
Dorchester Grove Hall
Franklin and
Washington Streets
Washington and Dover Streets
Shawmut Avenue
Neponset-Union Station
Dover Street
Socialist Labor Party ward meeting planned in Ward 9
Citizens of Ward 9 call a public meeting at the Old Franklin schoolhouse corner Dover and Washington streets Friday at 8 p m to discuss starting a ward branch of the Socialist Labor party. Martha Moore Avery is invited as speaker.
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Ward 9
Socialist Labor Party
Franklin
Dover
Washington Streets
Martha Moore Avery
Wilhelmina to Be Crowned in Grand Yet Simple Ceremony
Amsterdam prepares for the 7 September coronation of Queen Wilhelmina after her coming of age. The events blend splendor and simplicity with 6000 carrier pigeons and a church service at the Nieuwe Kerk. Festivities include feasting, music, and a nationwide wave of merrymaking culminating in a harbor water carnival.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Wilhelmina
Europe
Low Countries
Nieuwe Kerk
Kremlin
Moscow
States General
United Choral Societies
Ryx Museum
The
Hague
Boston Medical Corps Men Sail for Porto Rico
Eleven Boston men from the medical corps sailed from New York aboard the Seneca to serve as medical assistants or nurses with troops in Porto Rico. They report to Major Jarvis upon arrival. listed are Clarence P. Livingston E A Blackden L W Johnson George Holliday B L Durkee G W Cochrane J W Young J E Shepel W Wood J Folsom and J Norwood.
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Medical Corps
Boston
New York
Seneca
Porto Rico
Dr. Bradford
Major Jarvis
Clarence P. Livingston
E. A. Blackden
L. W. Johnson
George Holliday
B. L. Durkee
G. W. Cochrane
J. W. Young
J. E. Shepel
W. Wood
J. Folsom and
J. Norwood
Funeral of Walter L. Jeffries in Mt. Auburn Chapel
The funeral of Walter Lloyd Jeffries of Beacon Street was held yesterday at Mt. Auburn Chapel with Rev. Leighton Parks of Emmanuel Church officiating. Burial followed in the family lot at Mt. Auburn, in keeping with the deceased’s wishes.
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Walter Lloyd Jeffries
Beacon Street
Mt. Auburn
Leighton Parks
Emmanuel Church
Maine State Fair at Lewiston Promises Magnitude and Variety
The Maine State fair in Lewiston runs September 5 to 9 with prize money around 26000 dollars. It features Grand Army and farmer days, a governors day, vaudeville stage shows, a decorated bicycle parade and various contests plus expanded cattle, poultry, floral displays. Boston and Maine Railroad offers reduced rate tickets including fair admission.
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Maine
Lewiston
T He
Boston & Maine Railroad
Plant Line Resumes Havana Trips on Mascotte
J A Flanders announces Plant system steamship Mascotte will resume Havana sailings starting Monday September 5 from Port Tampa and returning with trains from Savannah and New York. First trip bookings were in Boston at 290 Washington Street. Halifax sails from Boston Saturday at noon despite a misprint listing Tuesday.
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Havana
J. A. Flanders
New England Agent Plant System
Mascotte
Port Tampa
Savannah
New York
Boston
Washington Street
Halifax
Theaters Update From New York Boston Vaudeville News
A New York dispatch reports B F Keith signs Isabelle Evesson Rose Hytinge and Clement Bainbridge for That Overcoat in Boston the week of Sept six. Edward J Ratcliffe may stay in Boston to plan future ventures or head his own company. Jessie Bateman Sybil Carlisle and Mabel Lane of the Strand may star in A Brace of Partridges at Madison Square Theatre next Wednesday. Proto signs with The Belle of New York company and sails to London. George W Brennan to open Third Avenue Theatre with stock company Sept 24. C W Couldock 80 to appear in Hazel Kirke at Star Theatre. Worcester Musical Festival runs Sept 26 to 39.
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Despach
New York
B. F. Keith
Boston
Isabelle Evesson
Rose Hytinge
Clement Bainbridge
Augustus Thomas
Edward J. Ratcliffe
John H. McCann
Harrison Gray Otis
London
Loring Furniss
Ratcliffe
McCann
Jessie Bateman
Sybil Carlisle
Mabel Lane
Strand Comedy Company
Madison Square Theatre
Proto
George W. Lederer
Belle of
America
Dunstan Kirke
Hazel Kirke
Star Theatre
Worcester
Boston Theatre and Castle Square Openings Highlight Season
The Boston stage this week features Miss Bennett in A Female Drummer at Park Theatre and Williams and Walker debuting The Origin of the Cake Walk at the Boston Theatre. W. H. Crane returns with A Virginia Courtship, while Lillian Lawrence leads Led Astray at Castle Square. Major acts include Mildred Howard de Grey at Sans Souci, Mile. Ordlar at the Palace, Manila Maids, a three legged man at Austin & Stone's, and Labor Day balloon ascents at Chutes.
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Park Theatre
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Williams
Messrs. Williams
Walker
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Lillian Lawrence
California
Castle Square
Charles Bradshaw
India
Grand Opera House
Lotta
Roland Reed
Museum
Way Down East
Tremont
Henry Bedford
Columbia
Bowdoin Square
Mildred Howard de Grey
Sans Souci
Alio
Laura Burt
San Francisco
Germany
Keith
Phil Sheridan
City Sports
Grand Theatre
W. H. West
Boston Theatre
Mile
Ordlar
The
Palace
Manila
Austin & Stone
Winthrop Steamboat Offers Parade View on O. E B. Lewis
The Winthrop Steamboat Company invites riders aboard the new steamer O. E B. Lewis from 478 Atlantic Avenue at 9:30 to sail down the harbor and bay. The vessel will accompany the United States fleet through the parade and rendezvous in Boston Harbor, with all steamers between Boston and Winthrop visible to the fleet.
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O. E B. Lewis
Atlantic Avenue
United States Fleet of
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Sune
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Jordan’s National Cadet Band
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Thubor
Invald Slay
J.R. Bacon
Gen. Mer
Lewiston Special Harbor Excursion for Navy Ships
A Boston voyage aboard the Lewiston departs Commercial wharf at 10 a.m. to view Uncle Sam's victorious navy vessels in formation and at anchor. The Saturday moonlight sail offers a best lady dancer prize and other attractions as the season finale.
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U. S
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Asic
Isles of Shoals
North Shore
Soc
Boston
Uncle Sam
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